No new outbreaks of highly pathogenic avian influenza – Germiston City News
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No new outbreaks of highly pathogenic avian influenza
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Farmers encouraged to produce more to self-sustain
VICTORIA MARUMO
editors@thepatriot.co.bw
The Republic of South Africa South Africa’s poultry industry is still on thin ice following another outbreak of Avian flu which was reported on a farm in the North West. This discovery is set to cause more of SA’s neighbouring countries to ban the importation of their locally produced broilers and eggs.
Currently, three countries, that is Botswana, Namibia and Mozambique have suspended imports as a means of controlling the possibility of the Avian flu penetrating their country supply. Speaking to Farmer’s Weekly this past week, Acting General Manager of the South African Poultry Association (SAPA) Egg Organization, Colin Steenhuisen said he had been notified of trucks delivering eggs being turned away from the Mozambican border on Friday, 16 April. He further mentioned that they had not received any official communication from Mozambican authorities regarding the matter at the time o